Overview

Kramer’s BCLS−23 is a high−performance CAT 6 F/UTP cable designed for IT, LAN and Ethernet installations. The cable is constructed with 23AWG solid bare copper conductors with a cross filler and overall metal foil screen with a drain wire. It is enclosed in an LSZH jacket with sequential markings every meter and packed on a fumigated plywood reel.

BCLS−23 cable exceeds CAT 6 specifications to provide additional performance and bandwidth beyond the basic standard.

Features

• High–Performance Transmission.
• High–Quality Safety Properties.
• Sweep Frequency up to 400MHz.
• Length — Available in wooden drums of 500m (1640ft).

Applications

• Structure cabling for horizontal and building backbone cable
• IT, LAN and Ethernet installations
• IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE–T, 1000BASE–TX and legacy speeds
• CDDI/ATM/Token Ring
• IEEE 802.3af (PoE) / IEEE 802.3at (PoE+)

Specifications

CONSTRUCTION

• Conductor: 4 pairs of 23AWG solid bare copper
• Insulation: Polyolefin (PO)
• Insulation: blue & white/blue stripe, orange & white/orange stripe, green & white/green stripe, brown & white/brown stripe
• Twist: Left–hand
• Assembly: Left hand direction
• Rip Shield: Mylar tape
• Drain Wire: 24AWG solid tinned copper
• Shield: Al Mylar tape, 100% coverage and mylar side facing out
• Jacket: Low smoke zero halogen (LSZH), green (Pantone 7732C)

Filler

• Polyolefin (PO)

DIAMETERS

• Jacket: Diameter: 7.2 ±0.2mm
• Jacket: thickness: 0.45 ±0.05mm
• Insulation: Blue & white/blue stripe: 1.08 ± 0.02mm
• Insulation: Orange & white/orange stripe: 1.05 ± 0.02mm
• Insulation: Green & white/green stripe: 1.08 ± 0.02mm
• Insulation: Brown & white/brown stripe: 1.05 ± 0.02mm

ELECTRICAL

• Temperature & Voltage Rating: 60°C @300V
• Spark Test: 2.5kV DC
• AC Leakage Current: ≤10mA (1.5kV AC) through overall jacket
• Conductor DC Resistance: ≤9.38Ω /100m
• Resistance Unbalance: ≤5%
• Dielectric Strength: 1.5kV AC for 2sec
• Insulation Resistance: ≥5000MΩ /m
• Mutual Capacitance: ≤5.6nF /100m
• Capacitance Unbalance: ≤330pF /100m pair–to–ground
• Characteristic Impedance: 100±15Ω @1~100MHz
• Coupling Attenuation: ≤55dB @30MHz, ≤47dB @250MHz

USAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL

• Cable Cold Bend: –20°C for 4hr
• Insulation Tensile Strength: 2400 PSI min. (1.69kg/m^2)
• NVP: 69%
• Temperature Range: Storage & shipping: — 20°C to 60°C
• Temperature Range: installation: 0°C to 60°C
• Temperature Range: operation: — 20°C to 60°C
• Minimum Bending Radius: ≥4 times of overall diameter
• Maximum Pulling Tension: ≤110N

REGULATORY PERFORMANCE

• ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 (2009): Balanced Twisted–Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standards
• ISO/IEC 11801 (Edition 2.2): Information technology — Generic cabling for customer premises
• IEC 61156-5 (Edition 2.0): Multicore and symmetrical pair/quad cables for digital communications — Part 5: Symmetrical pair/quad cables with transmission characteristics up to 1000 MHz — Horizontal floor wiring — Sectional specification
• EN 50288-6-1:2013: Multi–element metallic cables used in analogue and digital communication and control — Part 6–1: Sectional specification for unscreened cables characterized up to 250MHz — Horizontal and building backbone cables

EN 50173-12011

• Information technology. Generic cabling systems. General requirements

REGULATORY SAFETY

• IEC 60332-1-2: Tests on electric and optical fiber cables under fire conditions — Part 1–2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable — Procedure for 1kW pre–mixed flame
• IEC 61034-1 / 61034-2: Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions
• IEC 60754-2: Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables